In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"I'm not hiding anything from you. Can't you just tell me the truth?" Naruto smiled while holding the teacup.

"Forget it, I don't care about your business. You guys are willing to do it anyway." Neji shook his head. "But you do have a point. If a war really breaks out, our Hyuga clan will definitely have to go to the battlefield."

"Going to the battlefield is for the sake of the village, which is a natural thing to do, but the battlefield is ever-changing and there are risks." Naruto brought the subject back.

"I have my own arrangements for Hinata and Ino. Regardless of whether it's my own selfish motive or anything else, I just hope they're safe."

Neji was also a little confused after hearing what Naruto said.

"Then...just find an excuse not to let them participate." Neji didn't care. He and Naruto had a good enough relationship that they didn't have to be too careful about what they said in private.

As the clan leader grew older, Neji's brows became more majestic, and his eyebrows were always furrowed.

"How can that be?" Naruto waved his hands. "What a rotten idea you're coming up with. Putting aside how smart Ino is, she doesn't even want to have children because of her work. She wants to postpone it."

"If you leave her idle, you're just putting me on the spot. She's so smart that she can't guess it was me. If that happens, I'll be finished."

"Let's say Ino has no objection, but Hinata won't agree. By then, you and her father will both be on the battlefield. Hinata is soft-hearted, but she's also very stubborn once she makes up her mind."

Neji was really amused listening to Naruto's rambling analysis.

"Naruto, you have a lot to worry about."

"Hey, with great power comes great responsibility." Naruto said without hesitation, not at all ashamed. "Isn't this all for the good of the village? More people means a more prosperous village."

Looking at him lying with his eyes open, Neji couldn't help but find it a little funny.

"Do you know what the ninjas in the village say about you?"

"What? Someone dares to slander my innocence?" Naruto couldn't sit still anymore and drank his tea in one gulp. "What did they say?"

"Ahem." Neji, perhaps realizing he'd been talking too much, coughed and collected his thoughts. "Nothing much, just that you've taken away all the pretty things in the village."

"Nonsense! Who! Who slandered my innocence out of thin air!" Naruto almost jumped up and down, "Are Hinata and Ino the only good-looking people in the village?"

"If other girls heard this, that person would probably be torn to pieces. This is so vicious. Isn't it enough that I've worked so hard for the village?"

"What about Hinata and Ino? We grew up together as childhood sweethearts. What's wrong with having a good relationship? Is there anything wrong with that? It's their fault for not having such luck. Reincarnation is also a science!"

Fortunately, Neji was very well-mannered, so he didn't lose his composure. He thought to himself that Naruto really deserved to die, and suppressed the urge to complain while taking a sip of tea.

"Let's not talk about these unrealistic things. Is war really coming? We've only had peace for how many years, about twenty years? Is it going to start again?"

"The trend is there, you can see it." Naruto sat down and wanted to drink tea but found it was dry, so he poured himself some tea.

Although I had already skipped the topic, I was still getting angrier and angrier. I had stopped flirting and been more and more low-key in the past two years.

How can someone still be jealous? Ino Hinata is the little cabbage I've been watching since she was little, and she doesn't understand that hard work pays off?

Jealous? Jealous ass!

When I have time, I will definitely give these little fairy boys a good beating. Damn, they have become so delicate without experiencing the magic baptism of fairies!

"No, tell me which bastards said such sarcastic remarks?"

"What?" Neji was startled, but after he came to his senses, he felt a little amused. Naruto was still the same Naruto, who would never let go of a grudge.

At the same time, he secretly regretted that he shouldn't have said too much, and now he has brought some trouble to the village.

"This..." Neji was a little embarrassed, but still said it.

Although he was a little worried that Naruto would cause trouble in the village again, he still believed that it was better for him to cause trouble than for his friend to die.

Besides, those people are reaping what they sow. Why did they have to provoke Naruto, the living devil, when they could have provoked anyone else?

When Naruto learned that it was the young men from the small family who were making sarcastic remarks, the corners of his mouth twitched and he took note of it in his heart.

Looking for an opportunity, I have to give them a hard time. Dare to provoke the yellow-haired man, but can't beat him, and can't even fight with his father. He must be tired of living, right? Haven't you seen the green grassland?

It wasn't that he was petty, it just really pissed him off. Who would dare tease someone he cared about? They were just those idiots from small families. In the past, he could always get back at them the next day, making them question their lives and cry on their knees.

In the past two years since Tsunade left, his temper has calmed down a bit, and he feels that he has had enough fun. It's not that without Tsunade, he dared not retaliate against these little beasts.

The two men's conversation returned to the main track and they talked about the war.

"Sasuke has already declared war. There must be some force behind him. Otherwise, how could he start a war alone?" Naruto analyzed seriously.

In reality, the war was about to begin. Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi, if they weren't fools, would have tricked Uchiha Sasuke into joining their forces. Declaring war was a matter of time, but Naruto had simply accelerated the process.

He didn't want to wait any longer. Who knows when the Otsutsuki will arrive. If he was faced with internal and external troubles by then, he would be in a very difficult situation. He also had a family to support, which would make him even more vulnerable.

The lab was crying out for more, continuing its research on Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's bodily fluids. Were aliens not human? Captured aliens would be nothing more than experimental specimens, especially since Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was half-indigenous.

In order to better rule, they even shamelessly fabricated some myths. What about the story of the princess in distress? When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Damn it, how could two species possibly fall in love? Eating shit wasn't outrageous. Besides, even if Naruto traveled to a world with only monkeys, he'd rather masturbate for the rest of his life than marry a monkey.

Even if we take a step back and say that they were at most used as tools, how could it possibly turn into an interracial romance? It's outrageous! Either the person who made up this story is crazy, or Kaguya Otsutsuki is possessed.

After all, the purity of Kaguya Otsutsuki's bloodline can be guaranteed. She gave birth to two sons probably because she couldn't swallow the huge chakra fruit, so she made two backup hidden energy sources.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, a stranger, is quite good at adapting to local customs. She makes a lot of fancy things in an attempt to farm, stop her fellow countrymen and friends, and build a fortress in the ninja world.

Unfortunately, halfway through the cultivation, the two backup hidden energy sources turned against them. One can only say that Kaguya Otsutsuki's cleverness backfired, and she had to play the same tricks as humans.

This tells us a lesson: it's okay to use tricks, but first read history. There is nothing new in history. How many human kings have been usurped by their sons?

Then again, it was ultimately the stranger's own business, and what Naruto wanted to do was to catalyze all of this. Capture Kaguya Ōtsutsuki as soon as possible and begin the experiment sooner.

Neji listened to Naruto's serious analysis for a while, and surprisingly felt that what he said seemed to make some sense. Rubbing his brow, he said with a headache.

"The internal conflicts within the Hyuga clan haven't been completely resolved yet, and now we're about to enter a war. With everything happening one after another, it's really a bit..."

"Let's talk about things that haven't happened yet," Naruto said.

"You are such a..." Neji was speechless. "Just now you were the one who said there would be a war, but now you are avoiding the topic."

"These are two different things. War is bound to come. But it hasn't happened yet. There's no point speculating now. Who knows how many years it will take?"

Hearing this, Neji fell into deep thought.

"What you said does make some sense. If this is really going to be a long war, I have to discuss it with Lord Hiashi in advance so that we can be prepared."

.........

After coming out of the Hyuga clan's territory, Naruto wandered around for a few times and felt that Konoha suddenly felt a little empty. All his friends except Neji were on missions.

With nowhere else to go, he returned to Hongdou's house. He had nothing to say, as he was still not satisfied with Hongdou's teaching level, and he gave instructions for three or four hours before giving up.

It was already midnight when Hongdou came to her senses and said with regret.

"Please, now that Ino Hinata is gone, can you please stop staring at me all day? I have to go to work tomorrow, and I'm going to get crow's feet if I keep going like this!"

"Don't coach me anymore. I've been coaching for so long that my saliva is dry. I can't afford to offend you, Master. Find someone else!"

"What are you talking about? It's not easy to learn at all." Naruto lay in the soft chair by the fireplace with a can of beer and took a sip comfortably.

"Didn't you beg me to come in the beginning? Are you destroying the bridge after crossing it?"

"I'm not trying to destroy the bridge, but there must be water in the riverbed underneath. If there's no water, it's not a river. What's the point of building a bridge?" Hongdou argued.

"Normally you'd remember me once a month, but you've been free these past couple of days. I'm a working dog, but I still can't escape the misfortune of having to work part-time!"

"I have to criticize you for this. You don't take it seriously at all." Naruto sat by the fire in this cold weather, feeling refreshed after drinking an ice beer.

"Anyway, I can't do it anymore. I'm so sleepy. You can find someone else to teach you next time." Hongdou yawned, her eyelids drooping. "I'm going to sleep first. Good night."

"Tsk!" Naruto smiled, stood up and stood by the window, opened a small hole, and was instantly sobered by the cold wind. "Being invincible is also a kind of loneliness."

The next day, Naruto really stopped burning the red beans, mainly because he was really free. Sakura and Konan were busy in the Hidden Rain Village and there was no need for him at all.

On Konoha's side, Hinata and Ino were both out on missions, and even more ridiculously, that fat guy, Choji, was also there. Now he didn't even have anyone to brag to, and Neji was too boring.

But he couldn't really find another one like Hongdou said and open a small tutoring class? What would that mean? He was indeed free, but he was not a sex addict.

After thinking about it, he simply went home to sleep. It was not appropriate to do anything now. In short, in one word, wait!

Half a month passed in a flash, and Naruto's daily routine was a repetitive one. He would either lie flat on his back at home and sleep, or wear thick clothes and walk through the snow downstairs to eat. It was a very regular routine.

This was the life until all the people who went out on the mission came back. Naruto, who had gotten up early to greet them while breathing the air conditioner, looked at Choji, Shikamaru, Inuzuka and Kiba, and tears filled his eyes.

In this icy and snowy place, they watched from afar as Naruto stamped his feet and panted as he waited for everyone. Inuzuka Kiba and Choji, dressed in warm clothes, were probably also infected by the atmosphere and were about to say something when they heard Naruto ask.

"Are Ino and Hinata okay? Are they not hurt?"

Inuzuka Kiba: “….”

Chouji: “……”

"Uzumaki Naruto, you are such a piece of shit!" Ya was so angry that he pulled the scarf off his neck and finally gathered his emotions. "Why don't you go and ask yourself?"

"Are you kidding me? You're asking me in front of both of them? Am I crazy or are you crazy?" Naruto looked surprised and rubbed the fat on Choji's belly through his clothes.

"With Shikamaru and Choji here, Ino will definitely be fine. But I'm not sure about Kiba. He's only half-baked. I wish he was half as attentive as his sister."

He was praising and insulting someone at the same time, and Inuzuka Kiba was immediately furious.

"You deserve to die!"

Seeing Inuzuka Kiba rolling up his down jacket sleeves and about to attack, Naruto quickly ran away. After running away from the three people, this guy started to act recklessly again.

First, he passed by the Yamanaka Flower Shop and secretly met Ino. The two hid behind a dead tree covered with snow and kissed each other. They laughed and played around in the street for a while before dispersing.

The snow fell all over the sky like falling salt.

Turning around, he jumped onto the wall of the Hyuga clan's territory to tease Hinata. In a corner covered with snow, the two of them kissed each other wetly with hot breaths.

Hinata's eyes were filled with the poetic feeling of rain, and the light in her pupils reflected Naruto's face as she stared at him infatuatedly. The time they had together was short, so they stopped talking.

Hinata shed tears after Naruto said only two sentimental words. Love is like being broken into pieces and swallowed, crushed and stuffed into the bone marrow, one-sided and unwavering until death.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier. Naruto, Choji, Inuzuka Kiba, and the others sat on the snow-covered roof, watching the sky gradually turn dark. The snow fell on their shoulders, and each of them had two white pagodas on their shoulders, just like the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li.

"Hey, Naruto is such a damned person, how come Hinata and Ino were deceived?" Inuzuka Kiba complained, "I'm so nice to that person, but I'm still not treated well?"

"Naruto is such a good liar. He's managed to dodge Shura Field several times!" Choji sighed. "He even managed to dodge a few times by betraying me. What a scoundrel!"

"What you two are saying is meaningless. What do you mean by lying? You can figure it out. Do you think Hinata and Ino can understand it?" Naruto said with a smile, "You two must not understand it. You still ask such questions. Most of the time, you can only be considered..."

"But I treat her well. I'm not like you who flirts with other women all the time."

"Be nice to her, but it's not love. Everyone wants different things, do you understand?" Naruto curled his lips.

"But I'm an honest man. I definitely won't make her worry." Ya retorted, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

"But they don't like honest men. They like honest men who are handsome." Naruto glanced at Ya, "Or some other trait. No one will fall in love with someone just because they are honest."

"Then what should I do? I've already opened my heart to her, but she still thinks I'm childish." Ya scratched his head and turned to look at Naruto. "Do you think I'm childish?"

Naruto narrowed his eyes and replied, "It's indeed quite childish."

"You!" Ya was a little dissatisfied.

"Why don't you find someone who suits your temperament? Why hang yourself on a tree?"

Chapter 502: Ino's pregnancy is revealed and can no longer be concealed

Hearing this, Inuzuka Kiba was visibly stunned for a moment, staring at Naruto. It took him about half a minute to come back to his senses, blinking hazily as if in a dream.

"Yeah, why don't I find someone I like?"

Naruto: “….”

Chouji: “….”

"Then what are you talking about, Jill?" Naruto stood up and was about to leave. This Inuzuka Kiba is also a real grandson. He rushed to be abused by others, and still asked, what kind of chicken is he asking!

"Hey, wait!" Inuzuka Kiba was quick-witted and grabbed Naruto in a mean manner, "I was just confused for a moment. If I didn't really like it, I wouldn't lick it."

"Then what do you like about her?" Naruto sat down unhappily.

"She's pretty and has a good temperament," said Inuzuka Kiba.

"Vulgar, all you know is staring at that one face." Choji took the opportunity to speak up, criticizing the two from their vantage point after marriage. "Whether you live comfortably in the future or not, it's not just about looking at a face. It's the same even with the lights off."

Hearing this, Inuzuka Kiba was a little dissatisfied.

"Chouji, why don't you marry an uglier wife?"

"Whether she's pretty or not is her own business. Can I make her uglier?" Shikamaru said a little aggrievedly. "Besides, I don't know what beauty is."

Naruto was laughing as he listened to this. He thought that Inuzuka Kiba, the veteran bootlicker, was already very powerful, but who knew that there would be another person like Choji Qiangdong.

"You don't know what beauty is, so why do you marry such a beautiful wife? There are so many ugly ones, why don't you find one?" Inuzuka Kiba looked unhappy.

Choji's face twitched. Even a fool would know to choose a beautiful wife. But at Choji's level, being well-matched is more important than being pretty.